The domestic trade and cost of living ministry has foiled attempts to misappropriate subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) worth RM2.4 million nationwide from Jan 1, 2024 to April 30 this year.
The ministry’s enforcement director-general Azman Adam said 321 cases had been recorded.
He said the latest raid involved a seizure valued at about RM450,000 made at a light industrial area in Seremban on April 30.
He said an initial inspection found the premises had been turned into an illegal storage site for decanting activities, or the transfer of subsidised LPG for households into gas tankers using a compressor pump, for industrial use.
“A total of 976 LPG cylinders, two LPG tanks, a compressor pump, rubber hoses, various other equipment, a tanker lorry and a three-tonne lorry were seized for further investigation.
“The total amount of LPG seized was 17,232kg,” Bernama reported him as saying.
Azman said a 28-year-old man and six foreign workers in their 30s were detained to assist in the investigation.
